Summary

There will be a three day compulsory residential for all students (Online and On Campus) that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

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Unit aim

Examines principles of combustion and fire behaviour based on an understanding of meteorological events; the role of fire in ecosystem function; techniques of fire control including hazard reduction and other prescribed burning techniques; review of suppression strategies.

Unit content

The role of fire in the ecology of Australia's forests;

The basic principles of fire behaviour, including the impacts of climate, topography, fuel loads and past management;

The principles of fire management, including hazard reduction, fire control and suppression; and

The principles of fire control policy and planning in NSW, communications and the human safety factor.

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of the ecological role of fire, particularly in forested ecosystems in Australia

Intellectual rigour

Cultural competence

3

analyse opposing fire management systems for their impact on ecological health and community safety.

Intellectual rigour

Ethical practice

Cultural competence

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

understand the physical principles driving fire behaviour

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA3:
Ethical practice

GA7:
Cultural competence

demonstrate a broad and coherent understanding of the ecological role of fire, particularly in forested ecosystems in Australia

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA7:
Cultural competence

analyse opposing fire management systems for their impact on ecological health and community safety.

GA1:
Intellectual rigour

GA3:
Ethical practice

GA7:
Cultural competence

Prescribed texts

Session 2

This book is available as an eBook only. It is not available as a print copy: Bradstock RA, Gill, AM & Williams, RJ (eds), 2012, Flammable Australia: fire regimes, biodiversity and ecosystems in a changing world, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria. ISBN: 9780643104846.

Online

Intensive offerings may or may not be scheduled in every session. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Southern Cross University employs different teaching methods within units to provide students with the flexibility to choose the mode of learning that best suits them. SCU academics strive to use the latest approaches and, as a result, the learning modes and materials may change. The most current information regarding a unit will be provided to enrolled students at the beginning of the study session.

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